Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology (ASHA) Conference 2026
2026-08-21 - 2026-08-22 | NSW
Finding Common Ground: 2026 ASHA Conference, Brisbane
Save the Date and Call for Papers
More than ever, historical archaeology must bring together diverse practitioners, methods and perspectives. For 2026 the Australasian Society for Historical Archaeology presents our friendliest conference yet, to give us all space to find our common ground. Join ASHA in sunny Brisbane on Friday and Saturday 21-22 August 2026 to explore what we share across our varied approaches and experience. This conference celebrates the discipline’s inclusivity while asking how we find shared purpose and understanding across different research traditions, community partnerships, theoretical frameworks, and practical applications. ASHA conferences are well known for having a supportive atmosphere. We therefore particularly welcome early career archaeologists, students and ‘HA-curious’ archaeologists to experience this for themselves!
Paper submissions are now open. This year, we are calling for conference paper submissions without sessions. We aim to provide space for papers on any topic relevant to ASHA, from which papers will be aligned to create sessions. We hope to open up more genuinely cohesive session themes through this process and establish new common ground!
Please email conference@asha.org.au with your paper submission. Paper abstracts are due by 1 June 2026.
